In response to questions about a fan committing suicide with a gunshot to the head following the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday, NASCAR Chairman Brian France reiterated Monday that the NRA sponsorship fell within the sport’s sponsorship guidelines.

France said, however, that its stance on such sponsorships could change in the future.

According to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office, 42-year-old Kirk Franklin died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting himself in the head about 30 minutes after the race.

“I don’t have a lot of details,” France said in an interview on Fox Business Monday. “We are looking into that.”

The medical examiner listed the time of death as 10:48 p.m. — approximately 30 minutes after the race had ended. The shooting occurred in the infield campground Lot 87 near the backstretch wall.

Firearms and weapons, in accordance with Texas state law, are not allowed on the property. TMS officials did not immediately comment on what steps are taken to keep weapons from the infield. The track has not issued a statement on the shooting.

The suicide occurred at the end of a weekend when the NRA’s sponsorship of the race attracted significant media attention and stirred controversy.

While the tracks sell the race-naming rights, the sanctioning agreement gives NASCAR the right to nix the deal.

“That was a local event that fit within the parameters of our sponsorship,” France told the network. “That may change one day, but right now, it fit.

“Politically, obviously, we never take a position on things like that.”

TMS spokesman Mike Zizzo said Monday that the track will review its policies and procedures used to prevent fans from bringing weapons onto speedway property. He said for security reasons and at the behest of the Fort Worth Police Department, he would not comment on the amount of security or specific procedures.

Zizzo said that 6,000-7,000 vehicles travel in and out of the infield each day through the track’s two tunnels. Included in that number are 1,000 recreational vehicles or campers.

He said there are random vehicle checks.

“By sheer numbers and logistics alone, it would be an extremely daunting task to perform extensive vehicle searches,” Zizzo said. “However, we still will perform our due diligence (in evaluating) these procedures and policies as we traditionally do after every race.”

A NASCAR spokesman said over the weekend that NASCAR may change its stance on such politically charged sponsorships.

"This situation has made it clear that we need to take a closer look at our approval process moving forward, as current circumstances need to be factored in when making decisions,” NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said.

Higdon said that by allowing the sponsorship, NASCAR was not endorsing the NRA’s political platform.

"NASCAR has no official position on the gun rights debate," he said. "Our fans, racing teams and industry partners come from all walks of life and thus have varying points of views and opinions.

"As a sport, we are in the business of bringing people together for entertainment, not political debate."